Their spoof of the "Beer Summit" included the line "We won't tell you who's getting a bottle of Mad Bitch" with a flashed photo of Hillary Clinton (because as we learned during the primary it's not wrong to call a bitch a bitch if she's a bitch - ugh).
The segment received enough criticism that WAPO decided to pull the video. You can still see it in all it's gory glory courtesy of Media Matters:
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I have to say that I think Hillary should not be exempt from satire, but it should skewer her failings as a person (perhaps competitive or wonkish policy nerd) rather than taking a cheap and easy gender-based shot. I realize even saying Hillary is competitive treads on dangerous ground, playing on an emerging stereotype of women executives. On the other hand, I think she is competitive, although since so many politicians are that is almost saying nothing.
I get nervous when serious reporters do satire as a sideline. It’s one thing if it is a news media once a year benefit, but if you put out regular videos, then people are going to stop wanting to talk to you. Plus in this case Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza showed a troubling comfortableness with sexism.
And Dana is a girl’s name. He’s a girl.
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